low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
(rolling) along; (rolling) over and over; with a bright, ringing sound (e.g. of a bell); (laughing) in a bright, high-pitched tone; (changing) frequently (of opinions, conversation topic, etc.); constantly; (losing) all too easily
weak matcha; light brown (color, colour)
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
unprecedented; never seen before
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
continuation; succession; series; continuous
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
minimum; minuscule; local minimum
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
small; fine; detailed; stingy
double; twice (as much); twofold
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
to be on a (completely) different level; to be on a different scale; to be in a different league; to be of a different order of magnitude; to stand no comparison
without reservation; freely; frankly
as stated; verbatim; literally
large size (paper, book, etc.); ōban; large oval gold coin used in the Edo period
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) in one go
thickly (of smoke, steam, etc.); stiflingly (hot air); suffocatingly; pungently
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; onigiri
Asiatic dayflower (Commelina communis)
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
walking briskly; determinedly
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
container; case; receptacle; coffin; casket
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
green (colour); green (energy, car, etc.); environmentally friendly; greenland; green space; green
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something